Jon

Dad of 3, sports fan, sarcastic runner who laughs

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

"If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own." — Epictetus

[James Clear @JamesClear]

If one worldview dominates your thinking, you'll explain every situation in life through that lens.

I like to think about changing my perspective like putting on a pair of glasses with colored lenses.

Try the red lens or blue lens for a minute and different things stand out.

[Jon @55Chopos]

Today, I finished a marathon! I wasn't fast, it wasn't easy, and I couldn't have done it without these wonderful friends! I'm a marathoner! #whyirun

[Jon @55Chopos]

Longest run to date. #marathontraining is no joke. As my running partner said, that's a long way! Yes, yes it is. But I made it. 3 weeks to go. Never looked so forward to a taper in my life. #whyirun

[Jon @55Chopos]

Longest run to date. Wow! Training for this thing is no joke. I'm better for it, I believe that. Thanks to my partners for hanging with me! #marathontraining #whyirun

[Jon @55Chopos]

That feeling when you have finished the 5 am 9 mile interval workout that has kept you up for 2 nights wondering if you could do it, I love that feeling! #marathontraining #whyirun

[Lee - ZoneCoaching ❤️🏃🏼‍♂️ @LeeSPerry]

Blue skies, fresh air. Just keep showing up every day and giving it what you have. You can do more than that 👍🏼🏃🏼‍♂️👊🏼 #running #run #training #showup #progress

[Jon @55Chopos]

Week 7 of #marathontraining complete with a 15 mile run over ice and cleared golf cart paths. Farthest distance I've ever run! Fortunate that my running partner DS got out there with me for a bit. #whyirun

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

If you have more to lose, you are more likely to fear failure.

Part of freeing yourself up to perform at your best is getting comfortable with losing.

Understanding that your status or whatever it is you value isn't as big a deal as you think it is.

[Jon @55Chopos]

Week #2 of training in the books. Ended with a 7 miler along the Vegas strip. #whyirun

[Jon @55Chopos]

Clearly I missed the driving class when they taught that turning on hazards means I can park or stop anywhere. I needed that class!

[Jon @55Chopos]

Signed up to run a marathon this week. 16 week training cycle begins today. Apparently, I don't have enough going on around me. Maybe I'm just full crazy and no longer half crazy. Here we go! #whyirun

[David M @davidmellyruns]

There is no better feeling in the world than losing your voice cheering for a cross-country meet.

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

The direction of our lives needs to be positive. We weren’t born to cause trouble or do harm to others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop good human qualities – warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life will become meaningful and more peaceful – happier.

[Kara Goucher @karagoucher]

You can’t please everyone. Don’t let those who doubt you live rent free in your head. They don’t deserve it. Be who you are, fight for what you believe in, and find peace in yourself. ✌🏼

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Helping others brings deep satisfaction. No matter how powerful we may seem to be, our survival depends on the community. Clearly the community is crucial to individual happiness, so if we make others happy, we too derive benefit.

[Jon @55Chopos]

Yes, it happened!

[Jon @55Chopos]

So this is happening today!

[Jon @55Chopos]

Why did I run a half marathon the week after Ragnar? I don't know, but I did it. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't fast, but I did it! Thanks for the help and support. #whyirun

[Real Runners @RunningQuotes]

Your toughest competitor is the voices in your head